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The PlayStation 5 launched on the 12th of November 2020 in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North America, and South Korea. The rest of the world received it a week later, on the 19th of November 2020. The Philippines launched on the 11th of December 2020.
Sony's quarterly results for Q2 2025 reported total PS5 shipments of 84.2 million units. Sales milestones include 40 million by July 2023-50 million by December 2023, and 75 million by February 2025.
PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution is a deep learning-based image upscaling technology exclusive to the PlayStation 5 Pro. It works alongside the Pro's GPU, which runs approximately 45% faster than the standard PS5's, and doubled ray tracing performance. Games optimized for the Pro are expected to support 4K at 60 frames per second.
The PS5's custom solid-state drive delivers 5.5 GB/s of raw bandwidth through a 12-channel interface. A dedicated decompression unit raises typical throughput to 8-9 GB/s, with a peak of 22 GB/s. The built-in storage is 825 GB, of which 667 GB is available to users.
The DualSense's adaptive triggers use voice coil actuators to change resistance dynamically as a player interacts with a game, simulating physical sensations such as drawing a bowstring. Sony revealed the DualSense on the 7th of April 2020, and the feature was highlighted as a key advancement over the DualShock 4.
The PS5 is designed to be backward compatible with more than 99 percent of the PS4's library of over 4,000 games. As of the 16th of December 2021, only six PS4 titles remained incompatible. Improved SSD speed and processing power mean many PS4 games load faster and run at higher or more stable frame rates on PS5.